Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle steady to up 1.00 to 2.00 this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Quality was average to offerings moderate .

Baby calves 60.00 2head

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.78/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$133.78

60 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$37.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.65	689	40
Medium 2	381	121.61	463	10thin
Medium 3	420	106.47	447	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.18/cwt here — about $242 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

133.78

—

NC average8 barns · 599 hd

141.74

−7.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,567	97.50	1,528	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	65.68	731	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	779	46.02	359	5thin

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium 2	—	463	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	469	105.33/cwt	97.00–110.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	108.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	359	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	99.53/cwt	96.00–103.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	124.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	106.55/cwt	100.00–114.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	92.05/cwt	90.00–94.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	268	115.47/cwt	111.00–119.00	309	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	205	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	210	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	433	109.24/cwt	108.00–110.00	473	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	416	118.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	494	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	126.55/cwt	120.00–131.00	348	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	156.69/cwt	149.00–167.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	129.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	948	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.83/cwt	134.00–172.00	494	15
Steers	Medium 3	—	532	104.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	556	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.12/cwt	133.00–165.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.20/cwt	100.00–125.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	529	99.68/cwt	93.00–105.00	527	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	54.22/cwt	51.00–56.00	514	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	64.27/cwt	60.00–67.00	670	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	73.75/cwt	70.00–76.00	968	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	99.10/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,587	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	41.37/cwt	40.00–43.00	303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	128.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.31/cwt	127.00–154.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	463	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	519	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Nov 14, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 236Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 53Year ago 56

Baby calves 60.00 2head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	116.00–119.00	117.46
1	—	335	111.00	111.00
2	—	620	90.00–94.00	92.05
3	—	268	111.00–119.00	115.47
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	97.00–110.00	105.33
3	—	330	108.00–110.00	108.67
2	—	525	96.00–103.00	99.53
1	—	625	81.00	81.00
2	—	405	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
6	—	527	121.00–130.00	124.79
5	—	627	100.00–114.00	106.55
2	—	475	125.00–131.00	127.87
4	—	414	124.00–130.00	127.00
3	—	378	125.00–131.00	128.09
4	—	570	115.00–123.00	118.96
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
4	—	416	115.00–125.00	118.73
4	—	275	120.00–131.00	126.55
1	—	575	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
3	—	368	149.00–167.00	156.69
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
11	—	732	125.00–130.00	129.54
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
15	—	323	134.00–172.00	152.83
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
6	—	423	133.00–165.00	147.12
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	102.50	102.50
4	—	433	108.00–110.00	109.24
1	—	285	102.00	102.00
3	—	532	100.00–109.00	104.42
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
1	—	975	113.00	113.00
2	—	615	100.00–125.00	112.20
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
7	—	474	127.00–154.00	135.31
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	93.00–105.00	99.68
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	99.00	99.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	96.00	96.00
2	—	463	110.00–114.00	112.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	51.00–56.00	54.22
10	—	1,043	60.00–67.00	64.27
6	—	1,313	70.00–76.00	73.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	53.00	53.00
3	—	733	40.00–43.00	41.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,655	102.00	102.00
5	—	1,601	91.00–109.00	99.10

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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